Jewish Heritage Europe

UK: Foundation for Jewish Heritage gets major National Lottery Heritage grant for new, UK-wide historic synagogue project

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded  £141,391 to the Foundation for Jewish Heritage (FJH) to develop an ambitious new, nationwide FJH project for historic synagogue, Preserving Jewish Heritage, Promoting the Hidden Jewish Story. The grant, the Lottery said, provides … continue reading →

France: The Heritage Foundation – Fondation du Patrimoine – announces seven grants to restore synagogues and other Jewish heritage. They are the first selection of its new Jewish Heritage Program, supported by the Edmond J. Safra Foundation

France’s Heritage Foundation – Fondation du Patrimoine – has announced nearly €1 million in funding to several synagogues, a historic Jewish cemetery, and another Jewish site as part of the Jewish Heritage Program it launched in June 2025 with the … continue reading →

Poland: The main entry gate and walls of the Bagnówka Jewish cemetery in Białystok have been rebuilt and refurbished

The main entry gate and walls of the Bagnówka Jewish cemetery in Białystok have been rebuilt and refurbished, in a project carried out by the city of Białystok in collaboration with the Białystok Cemetery Restoration Fund (BCRF), with input from the … continue reading →

France: A fundraising campaign is launched to restore the former synagogue in Hégenheim as an arts center. The synagogue has not been used for worship in more than a century

In collaboration with France’s Heritage Foundation, the owner and the association that operates the historic former synagogue in Hégenheim have launched a fundraising campaign to continue restoration of the building as an arts center.  Donations will make it possible to … continue reading →